Timeline

Date	Phase	Specific Tasks
	Research	What criteria must the greenhouse meet? What functions must it serve? Must be roomy enough for eight 4' x 4' raised beds and a class of 25 students to move around in Preferably enough room for some seedling benches Will be growing cold-hardy plants No electricity Need to run water line/ frost free hydrant to interior of building layout of interior Any building permit required will be handled by Central Office - Bradshaw has contacted them Research types of greenhouses, shapes, materials used to build. Met with Sherri Dorn from the Extension office - she recommends high tunnel Buy a kit or build from scratch? Sherri Dorn recommends a custom kit from Puckett Greenhouses how big? About 20' by 40' cost/budget? Cost to be determined Budget $5000 Air circulation/ventilation Would like a vent (louver?) on each end to be controlled by automatic vent opener Drainage? Snow? If we space the hoops of the high tunnel no more than 4' apart, it should be able to withstand snow of less than a foot. Where will we build it? Near GMS gym
	Plan	Need safety letter for parents outlining which tools students will be using - do these exist for classes such as shop? Scale drawing (architect help) Invite horticulturist to discuss function of a greenhouse. List of materials needed and cost (help from building planner) Compare cost of doing it yourself vs cost of kit. How and when will we build individual parts of greenouse? With help or on our own?
	Build	Build little by little over longer period of time or all at once over 2 days? If time allows, build raised beds inside house
	Share results	GTV? Write/publish multimedia report? Invite news media? After, can do experiments regarding air/soil temperature differences inside and out

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Ideas

Visiting experts?

• Horticulturalists
• Construction
• Extension/4-H
• Burton students?
• Local college/university (field trip?)

Use greenhouse to raise plants for sale?

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Funding

Pepsi
Campbell's Soup
Lowe's
Ag in the Classroom
Virginia Ag in the classroom

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Greenhouse use after it's built

• Managing a school greenhouse
• Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast, Maine has great ideas
• hydroponics